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Please note: The Training Hub includes both in-person and online professional trainings. During the time of COVID-19, we know the demand for virtual training has greatly increased, and many of our members are quickly adapting to get you the training you need. If you see a training you are interested in and it isn’t listed as virtual, please reach out directly to any of our members to find out what is possible!

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Sex Education Foundation Series

Our Spark*ED online sex educator courses focus on the information, skills, and theory required to deliver impactful and inclusive sex education. Our philosophy towards sex education is at the heart of the Spark*ED curriculum and all course materials have been created with a social justice and racial equity lens and incorporate the latest information and research in the fields of of sexual health, gender, adolescent development, learning styles, and behavioral change. Each course has been reviewed by content matter experts, including medical professionals, trainers, classroom teachers, public health workers, and researchers. These self-guided courses are a convenient 2 - 3 hours broken into 25 - 30-minute modules. Learning tools include interactive training, videos of classroom instruction, real life scenarios, and self-assessment throughout each course to ensure participants have mastered all the information.

The courses in the Sex Education Foundation Series include:

  • Teaching Sexuality and Answering Questions
  • Teaching About Sexual Anatomy and Reproduction
  • Teaching About Abstinence and Birth Control a
  • Teaching Sexually Transmitted Infections/HIV
  • Teaching Relationships and Consent
  • LGBTQ+ Inclusive and Affirming Sex Education
  • Trauma-Informed Sex Ed
    • Online
    Regional Organization
    Cost -
    $1,000
    Length -
    2 - 3 hours/course
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Consent and interpersonal and sexual violence, Contraception, pregnancy, and reproduction, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Disclosure, Effective teaching strategies, Healthy relationships, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections, LGBQ+ identities, Puberty and adolescent development, Responding to challenging questions, Sex education in schools, Sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, Values
    State(s) -
    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Consent, Interpersonal and Sexual Violence Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define consent.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain why consent is a fundamental right for people of all ages.
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Differentiate between situations in which sexual consent is and is not present.
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain bodily autonomy and how it relates to consent and sexual abuse prevention.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Explain the impact of childhood trauma on the decision-making and sexual health of students.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies to prevent and/or intervene in bullying and teasing. (S)
    • Indicator 9 (K-12): Describe three strategies to help students identify a trusted adult.
    Contraception, Pregnancy, and Reproduction Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (6-12): Explain fertilization, implantation, conception, and how pregnancy occurs.
    • Indicator 2 (6-12): Demonstrate the steps necessary for effective external and internal condom use and how to access condoms. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Describe the differences in mechanisms of action and access between emergency contraception and the abortion pill.
    • Indicator 4 (6-12): Explain methods of contraception, including the latest medical advances that are popular among young people.
    • Indicator 5 (6-12): Describe pregnancy options, including parenting, adoption, and abortion.
    Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three elements of a trauma-informed approach to sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies of a trauma-informed approach to sex education (e.g. giving trigger warnings before content on sexual assault and allowing students the right to pass as appropriate, etc.). (S)
    Disclosure Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe the importance of teachers’ maintaining professional boundaries when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): List three factors to consider regarding personal disclosure when teaching sex education
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Demonstrate how to reduce the impact of educators’ passive and/or active personal disclosure on the educational environment. (S)
    Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with students. (S)
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate three student-centered instructional approaches that support a variety of learning styles. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
    Healthy Relationships Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three distinguishing characteristics between healthy and unhealthy relationships, involving family, friends, and/or romantic partners.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain three ways that healthy relationships can positively impact personal well-being.
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three strategies for teaching students communication skills.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three strategies for incorporating the positive and negative impacts of communicating through technology into lessons on healthy relationships.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three ways to help students set and respect personal boundaries in relationships.
    HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (6-12): Describe HIV and three common STDs/STIs, and how each can and cannot be transmitted.
    • Indicator 2 (6-12): Explain that many STD/STIs do not cause symptoms and the only way to know if you have one is to be tested.
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the benefits of getting tested and treated for HIV and other STDs/STIs.
    • Indicator 4 (6-12): Explain three facilitators and three barriers to STD/STI testing and treatment.
    • Indicator 5 (6-12): Demonstrate the steps necessary for effective external and internal condom use and how to access condoms. (S).
    • Indicator 6 (6-12): Describe the latest medical advances in HIV and other STDs/STIs prevention and treatment.
    LGBQ+ Identities Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain how availability of supportive school staff, presence of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), LGBQ-inclusive curricular resources, and the presence of comprehensive, enumerated anti-harassment school policies are related to improved school climate for students of all sexual orientations.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Define sexual orientation and sexual identity, including that everyone has both.
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the difference between sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and sexual identity.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language. (S)
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to intervene effectively in homophobic and other bullying comments and actions. (S)
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain three ways that LGBQ+ youth are at disproportionate risk for health disparities.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Identify three credible, medically accurate, youth-friendly resources that can provide information or support related to sexual orientation.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Explain why it is essential to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons.
    • Indicator 9 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies that can be used to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons. (S)
    Puberty and Adolescent Development Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe how puberty prepares the human body for the potential to reproduce.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): List three physical, three social, and three emotional changes that occur during puberty.
    Responding to Challenging Questions Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
    Sexual & Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Indicators
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to use medically accurate terms for sexual and reproductive anatomy, including all external genitals. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the function of the individual sexual and reproductive body parts and how they typically work.
    Values Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe how verbal and nonverbal expression of personal values, and comfort with topics related to sex education, could impact one’s teaching
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)
    Training
    Combined RSEI & PPRM Logos

    Sex Ed At All Levels

    This one-day training is designed to help youth-serving adults extend comprehensive sex education to young people and adults with cognitive disabilities. It can be added on to any type of SHEP (Sexual Health Educator Program), or can stand alone. To find out where we're headed next, visit the "Upcoming Events" tab.

    In person
    Regional Organization
    Cost -
    $150 per person
    Length -
    1 day
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Effective teaching strategies, Sex education in schools, Values
    State(s) -
    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
    Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate three student-centered instructional approaches that support a variety of learning styles. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three effective strategies for practicing skills with students.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to analyze and tailor lesson plans to match the age, developmental stages, cultural backgrounds, and other identities of students. (S)
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe state and/or district laws, policies, and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.
    Values Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe how verbal and nonverbal expression of personal values, and comfort with topics related to sex education, could impact one’s teaching
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)
    Training
    Combined RSEI & PPRM Logos

    Virtual Sexual Health Educator Program 1.0

    The first in a series of virtual courses developed by sex educators at the Responsible Sex Education Institute, the Virtual Sexual Health Educator Program 1.0 takes our most popular live lessons and transforms them into a 5-week virtual course. Each week participants will join two, 90-minute, live virtual sessions. They are also expected to do independent work in between sessions throughout the course. Each cohort consists of no more than 15 participants from a range of organizations and schools across the country, with varying experiences teaching sex education. This is an interactive, skills-based course aimed to prepare youth-serving adults to effectively facilitate comprehensive sex education. Click here to check out a sample syllabus, or visit the Upcoming Events tab on our website for more info!

    By attending V-SHEP 1.0, participants also gain access to members' only content on our website, as well as up to 10 office hours sessions for 1:1 support from an RSEI educator. Learn more about the support services we offer here.

    RSEI is committed to providing affordable professional development for our communities. If cost feels prohibitive, please reach out and we will work within your budget! Email us at professional.development@pprm.org.

    Online
    Regional Organization
    Cost -
    $300 - $450
    Length -
    5 weeks, with live, virtual meetings 2x per week
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Consent and interpersonal and sexual violence, Contraception, pregnancy, and reproduction, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Disclosure, Effective teaching strategies, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections, LGBQ+ identities, Racial and reproductive justice, Responding to challenging questions, Transgender and gender expansive identities, Sex education in schools, Sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, Values
    State(s) -
    Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Consent, Interpersonal and Sexual Violence Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define consent.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain why consent is a fundamental right for people of all ages.
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Differentiate between situations in which sexual consent is and is not present.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Identify three youth-friendly resources to assist survivors of sexual assault, abuse, incest, or domestic violence.
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain bodily autonomy and how it relates to consent and sexual abuse prevention.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Explain the impact of childhood trauma on the decision-making and sexual health of students.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies to prevent and/or intervene in bullying and teasing. (S)
    Contraception, Pregnancy, and Reproduction Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (6-12): Explain fertilization, implantation, conception, and how pregnancy occurs.
    • Indicator 2 (6-12): Demonstrate the steps necessary for effective external and internal condom use and how to access condoms. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Describe the differences in mechanisms of action and access between emergency contraception and the abortion pill.
    • Indicator 4 (6-12): Explain methods of contraception, including the latest medical advances that are popular among young people.
    Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three elements of a trauma-informed approach to sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies of a trauma-informed approach to sex education (e.g. giving trigger warnings before content on sexual assault and allowing students the right to pass as appropriate, etc.). (S)
    Disclosure Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe the importance of teachers’ maintaining professional boundaries when teaching sex education.
    Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with students. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
    HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (6-12): Describe HIV and three common STDs/STIs, and how each can and cannot be transmitted.
    • Indicator 2 (6-12): Explain that many STD/STIs do not cause symptoms and the only way to know if you have one is to be tested.
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the benefits of getting tested and treated for HIV and other STDs/STIs.
    LGBQ+ Identities Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain how availability of supportive school staff, presence of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), LGBQ-inclusive curricular resources, and the presence of comprehensive, enumerated anti-harassment school policies are related to improved school climate for students of all sexual orientations.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Define sexual orientation and sexual identity, including that everyone has both.
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the difference between sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and sexual identity.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language. (S)
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to intervene effectively in homophobic and other bullying comments and actions. (S)
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain three ways that LGBQ+ youth are at disproportionate risk for health disparities.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Identify three credible, medically accurate, youth-friendly resources that can provide information or support related to sexual orientation.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Explain why it is essential to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons.
    • Indicator 9 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies that can be used to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons. (S)
    Racial and Reproductive Justice Indicators
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three ways power, privilege, prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes related to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socio-economic status, immigration status, and/or physical or intellectual ability can impact sexual health and reproductive justice.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three effective response strategies when a student or school community member has been hurt or wronged by bias.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three strategies educators can use to acknowledge and proactively work to mitigate the impact of bias on their students’ sexual health and multiple, intersecting identities.
    Responding to Challenging Questions Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe state and/or district laws, policies, and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.
    Sexual & Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-5): Explain the benefits of teaching young children the medically accurate terms for genitals.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to use medically accurate terms for sexual and reproductive anatomy, including all external genitals. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the function of the individual sexual and reproductive body parts and how they typically work.
    Transgender and Gender Expansive Identities Indicator
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain how availability of supportive school staff, presence of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), gender-inclusive curricular resources, and the presence of comprehensive enumerated anti-harassment school policies are related to improved school climate for students of all gender identities.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Define gender identity and sex assigned at birth.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Explain how gender identity and gender expression are distinct from each other and from sexual orientation.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to intervene effectively in transphobic, sexist, misogynistic and other gender-related bullying comments and actions. (S)
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain three ways that transgender and gender expansive youth are at disproportionate risk for health disparities.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Identify three credible, medically accurate, youth-friendly resources that can provide information or support related to transgender and gender expansive people.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Explain why it is essential to include positive portrayals of transgender and gender expansive people in lessons.
    • Indicator 9 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies that can be used to make lessons affirming for transgender and gender expansive people. (S)
    Values Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe how verbal and nonverbal expression of personal values, and comfort with topics related to sex education, could impact one’s teaching
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)
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    Trauma-Informed Sex Education

    Our Spark*ED online sex educator courses focus on the information, skills, and theory required to deliver impactful and inclusive sex education. Our philosophy towards sex education is at the heart of the Spark*ED curriculum and all course materials have been created with a social justice and racial equity lens and incorporate the latest information and research in the fields of of sexual health, gender, adolescent development, learning styles, and behavioral change. Each course has been reviewed by content matter experts, including medical professionals, trainers, classroom teachers, public health workers, and researchers.

    This four hour self-paced online training on Trauma-Informed Sex Education provides an overview on how to identify and respond with empathy to those potentially displaying the effects of previous trauma. Through this course, with an emphasis on understanding techniques to create and sustain a trauma-informed learning environment, you’ll know how to communicate, accept, and validate these emotions in others. The course is divided into four 30 - 45 minute bite-sized pieces that encompass a range of learning styles including interactive assessments, videos modeling classroom instruction, and real-life scenarios. After taking the course you will be able to:

    • Explain the importance of trauma-informed learning environments
    • Define trauma, types of safety, agency, and triggers
    • Define what makes and sustains a trauma-informed learning environment
    • Explain the essential skills for facilitating trauma-informed sex education
    • Define the needs and developmental context for sex education participants
    • Explain the essential skills to
      • identify and respond to signs of trauma
      • recognize physical, verbal, and behavioral signs of trauma
    • Explain how to use empathy and to validate emotions
    • Explain trauma-informed teaching techniques
    Online
    Regional Organization
    Cost -
    $200/course
    Length -
    4 hours
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Effective teaching strategies, Sex education in schools
    State(s) -
    Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three elements of a trauma-informed approach to sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies of a trauma-informed approach to sex education (e.g. giving trigger warnings before content on sexual assault and allowing students the right to pass as appropriate, etc.). (S)
    Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with students. (S)
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate three student-centered instructional approaches that support a variety of learning styles. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three effective strategies for practicing skills with students.
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
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    Facilitating Sex Ed

    Our Spark*ED online sex educator courses focus on the information, skills, and theory required to deliver impactful and inclusive sex education. Our philosophy towards sex education is at the heart of the Spark*ED curriculum and all course materials have been created with a social justice and racial equity lens and incorporate the latest information and research in the fields of of sexual health, gender, adolescent development, learning styles, and behavioral change. Each course has been reviewed by content matter experts, including medical professionals, trainers, classroom teachers, public health workers, and researchers.

    This course set the basic foundation for teaching impactful, inclusive sex education.  During this six-session, 12-hour virtual instructor-led training you’ll learn to teach through that lens of social justice and racial equity concentrated in medically accurate, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and LGBT+ inclusive sex education. We’ll concentrate on the skills you’ll need to take your work to the classroom and community. You’ll even get hands-on virtual experience, practicing your sex ed facilitation skills in the Advocates for Youth Virtual Classroom followed by a coaching session to allow you to practice the skills you learn in a low-stakes environment with virtual avatar students. After taking the course you will be able to:

    • Identify what makes exemplary sex education
    • Understand the importance of not sharing your values and setting boundaries
    • Address bias and stigma in sex ed
    • Manage participant disclosure
    • Answer sex ed related questions

    *Prerequisite - Completion of the Spark*ED Teaching Sexuality self-paced course.

    Online
    Regional Organization
    Cost -
    $450 (plus $200 if you haven't yet completed the self-paced course)
    Length -
    16 hours
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Conscious and unconscious bias about race, ethnicity, and culture disclosure, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Disclosure, Effective teaching strategies, Racial and reproductive justice, Responding to challenging questions
    State(s) -
    Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Conscious and unconscious bias about race, ethnicity, and culture Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define conscious and unconscious bias and explain how they could influence one’s teaching of sex education.
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain how an educator’s personal beliefs about racial and reproductive justice could influence their teaching of sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three strategies to reduce the impact of conscious and unconscious bias and enhance cross-cultural interactions in the classroom when teaching sex education.
    Consent, Interpersonal and Sexual Violence Indicators
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Identify three youth-friendly resources to assist survivors of sexual assault, abuse, incest, or domestic violence.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Explain the impact of childhood trauma on the decision-making and sexual health of students.
    Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
    Disclosure Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe the importance of teachers’ maintaining professional boundaries when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): List three factors to consider regarding personal disclosure when teaching sex education
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Demonstrate how to reduce the impact of educators’ passive and/or active personal disclosure on the educational environment. (S)
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Explain the roles and responsibilities of a mandated reporter.
    Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with students. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three effective strategies for practicing skills with students.
    Racial and Reproductive Justice Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define racism (including individual, interpersonal, institutional, ideological, structural, and systemic), racial micro-aggressions, and reproductive justice.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Name three sexual health inequities and some of their systemic causes (e.g., African American women living with HIV have expressed mistrust toward healthcare professionals, in part, as a result of systemic racism).
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three ways power, privilege, prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes related to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socio-economic status, immigration status, and/or physical or intellectual ability can impact sexual health and reproductive justice.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three effective response strategies when a student or school community member has been hurt or wronged by bias.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three strategies educators can use to acknowledge and proactively work to mitigate the impact of bias on their students’ sexual health and multiple, intersecting identities.
    Responding to Challenging Questions Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people

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    Policy Support

    MOASH provides support with policy development, interpretation, and implementation at the state, school district, and K–12 school building levels. Policy topics include primarily sexual health education, sexual and reproductive health rights, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion and affirmation. MOASH works alongside communities to address their unique concerns and needs. Support may include technical assistance, training, and resources. For more information about policy assistance, please contact MOASH’s Advocacy Director, Kelly Stec at kelly.stec@moash.org

    State Organization
    State(s) -
    Michigan
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators